I am so sorry that it is taking me so long to update things. I am a terrible author. Life is just getting in the way, and I am in the process of moving states so everything is hectic. Anyway, I'll get onto the actual story. Sorry, I didn't put reviews on this chapter, I just thought I'd get straight to the chapter.

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Olivia laid on the roof of her favorite hideout, staring out at the stars, before she let out a sigh. She laid there, one hand resting gently under her head, while the other rested on lightly on her stomach, and thought about the events of that day. She had run into Elliot Stabler. THE Elliot Stabler. The man who she had learned to work with during health class, the man who had hurt her by calling her just a friend, the man she had fallen in love with and lost her virginity to at summer camp. She let out a deep sigh as she continued to stare at the night sky. It had been little over an hour ago that she had admitted to Alex and Casey that she still had feelings for him, after all he had put her through, but she wasn't sure she was ready to let herself be vulnerable again, especially now that he had a baby on the way. Olivia let out another sigh. Why did life have to be so hard?

Olivia shifted slightly, trying to find a position that wasn't so uncomfortable. Although privacy and a relaxing environment were a plus, comfort wasn't something that this getaway provided. She usually came here when she needed to clear her head, think about something that she couldn't really explain to Alex or Casey. It was her only place to escape Serena entirely, and it gave her a little peace of mind knowing she could get a few hours to herself.

There was only one time where she had brought someone else here, and unfortunately for her, that person was Elliot. It was when the two had been partners during their parenting project, and for Olivia it had seemed like the two of them were getting along great.

"Come on, it'll be completely boring without you two," Alex whined, as she walked out through the front door of Bayside next to her two best friends. "Besides, my parents have pretty much already paid your tickets."

Casey looked up at Alex and shrugged. "Eh, summer in California doesn't sound too bad. What do you think Liv?" she asked, turning her attention to the brunette walking next to her.

Olivia turned her attention away from the direction of the gym, before staring at Casey. "I'm sorry, what?"

Alex turned to face Olivia, wanting to make sure she was listening before she continued. "Summer camp in Cali. My parents are finishing up the last minute details and need to know if you're mom's alright with it."

Olivia nodded, however both Casey and Alex could tell her mind was somewhere else at the moment. Truth was, she was supposed to have met Elliot during lunch so that he could give her the baby for her day. It had been hard at first, and a little awkward considering their different social standings at school, but the two had worked out a schedule for this project that made them both quite happy, and didn't seem to disturb the peace too much.

"Uh, yeah. That's not a problem," she said, knowing a summer away from New York would be fun. "So when is-"

"Olivia."

Olivia turned around, shocked to see who had called her name. "Elliot? Hi. What are you doing here?"

Elliot looked over at Alex and Casey, hoping they would forgive him for interrupting whatever they had been discussing. "I'm sorry to interrupt, but I wanted to deliver him," he said, offering the baby doll to the woman in front of him.

Olivia gave him a small smile, before lifting the doll from his hands and holding it close to her chest with her right arm. "You better go before your girlfriend sees you with me," she said, quickly scanning the parking lot for any signs of trouble. The last time someone saw the two of them talking word got back to Kathy, which resulted in a rumor about the two being spread throughout the high school.

"Come on Liv, don't be mad at me," Elliot pleaded. They had set a specific schedule for a reason, and it was because of him that they were off track.

"You were supposed to meet me at lunch near your locker. I spent 15 minutes waiting there for you, until your preppy little girlfriend came up and shooed me away."

"I'm sorry, I really am, but I have a valid reason why I wasn't there."

Olivia looked up at him and rolled her eyes. "Really? Do tell." She wanted to make sure he wasn't just messing around with his buddies, or trying to avoid taking this project seriously. She had made him promise when they first had become partners that he wasn't going to make her pull all the weight in not only this project but all of them, and she was going to stick to that.

Elliot looked up at Olivia and let out a small sigh, before turning to look at Alex and Casey. He had no problem telling Olivia what he had been caught up with, however the less people who knew, the better. "Well," he began, rubbing his head, trying to figure out how to tell the three that he only wanted Olivia to know. "I'm not really comfortable telling you in front of-"

"Say no more," Casey said with a smirk. "We'll wait for you in the car Liv." She quickly grabbed Alex's arm and gave Olivia a small smile, before pulling the blonde over to where Olivia had parked.

Once the two were in the car, Olivia turned back to Elliot and raised an eyebrow. "So, spill."

Elliot let out a small sigh. "I was meeting with a military recruiter."

Olivia raised her eyebrows in shock. "I didn't know the army had a football team," she joked, hoping to lighten the seriousness of what he had just told her.

Elliot shook his head. "Marines, and it's more something my dad wants me to do. I haven't really told Kathy about it yet and the less people-"

"The less people who know means the less chance of her finding out from someone else, got it." Elliot nodded his head, hoping he could trust her with something this big. "Don't worry, your secret's safe with me," she said, giving him a smile to show she was earnest.

Elliot smiled along with her. "Thanks."

"No problem." The two heard someone honk their horn, making them jump slightly, before they turned to Olivia's car only to see Casey pointing to her watch. "I better get going," Olivia said with a small laugh.

"Yeah," Elliot said in agreement. He watched her start to walk to her car when he remembered something. "Hey Liv, I'll make it up to you."
Olivia stopped walking and smiled at the ground, before turning to face Elliot once more. "You know where the old boxing warehouse is?" Elliot nodded. "Meet me there at eight." With that she got in her car, started it up, and drove off.

Olivia sat on the hood of her car, staring out at the turn in the road before letting out a sigh. She looked down at her phone and checked the time. 8:04 p.m. She hoped that Elliot hadn't skipped out on their meeting, after all he'd done it once already that day.

When she was nearly about ready to get back into her car and drive off, she saw someone pull up next to her. A very familiar someone. She waited until he got out of the car, before she gave him a smirk, trying to hide the fact that she was actually worried he wouldn't make it. "Well look who decided to show up," she said sarcastically, before she stuffed her phone back into her pocket.

Elliot looked up at Olivia and chuckled. "You didn't really think I'd forget did you?" He watched as a rosy shade of red began to creep onto Olivia's cheeks, before he continued to talk. "So," he began, reaching into his car and pulling out his backpack, "are we just going to stand around or are you taking me to your super-secret hideout?"

Olivia watched as Elliot pulled the backpack onto his shoulder before smiling. "Follow me," she said, as she turned and continued to walk towards the empty warehouse.

The two reached a fire ladder and began to climb it, Elliot becoming skeptical as to where Olivia was taking him. "So, is this the part where you kill me?"

Olivia glanced over her shoulder and saw Elliot grinning. "Oh shush," she said, before climbing the last bit to the roof. She waited until Elliot reached the roof before she began to walk towards the center. She took a seat and waited for Elliot to do the same.

"You know," he said, as he took a seat besides her, "if you wanted to get me alone, you didn't have to take me to an abandoned warehouse." He wagged his eyebrows, causing Olivia to roll her eyes.

She watched as he took the backpack off of his shoulder, before unzipping it and sticking his hand in. He pulled out a sandwich and handed it to her, before pulling out a soda as well. "What's this for?" she asked, confused.

Elliot shrugged. "I told you I'd make it up to you," he said, before pulling out his own meal. "What better way than dinner." He winked at her, giving Olivia a funny rush of feelings, however she wasn't going to let him see how he was effecting her.

"Thanks," she mumbled, before unwrapping her sandwich and taking a bite.

Elliot continued to laugh at the comment Olivia had made earlier. He had no idea she could be this funny, and spending time alone with her was really starting to make him feel something for her, something he didn't even feel for Kathy. "I can't believe you," he said, before looking out the view their location provided. From the roof they could see nearly half of the city, it was unlike anything he had ever seen before. Plus, the company wasn't too bad either.

Olivia chuckled, before downing the last bit of her soda. "So, I had no idea you wanted to go into the Marines," she said, turning to face Elliot.

Elliot looked at her and sighed. "I don't to be honest, but it's really what my dad wants. To be honest, I don't think I'll be able to afford college, so the military is probably the only thing I'll be able to do."

Olivia gave him a sympathetic look. She knew how much he wanted to continue school, no matter how big of a façade he put up. "What about a football scholarship?"

Elliot shrugged. "I don't really want to continue football in college. I just want to focus on me for a little, but it is what it is." He noticed the look he was getting from Olivia and decided to change the topic. "So, where is our little bundle of joy?"

Olivia let out a small chuckle, before taking out her phone. "Alex has him." She scrolled through her pictures until she found the one she had been looking for. "Man, they grow up so quickly," she said with a small laugh, showing Elliot the picture of the doll she had taken before she left Alex's.

Elliot couldn't help but laugh at the silliness of Olivia's comment. He looked at her, before looking back down at the picture, deciding to play along. "He sure did get his beauty from his mother." Olivia looked up at Elliot and raised an eyebrow. Was that his way of flirting with her? Before she could respond to Elliot, he snapped a picture of her on his own phone, smiling when he saw the result. "Seriously liv, you're beautiful."

Olivia's eyes grew wide, both with fear and worry. He shouldn't be talking like this, he did have a girlfriend after all. "Elliot, delete that." She watched as he shook his head, before he saved the picture on his phone. "Seriously, I don't need another reason for your girlfriend to hate me." When Elliot continued to ignore her, she lunged for the phone, hoping that if she got ahold of hit she could delete the picture quickly.

Elliot, however, knew she would try something like that. "I don't think so," he said, as he raised the phone above her head. He chuckled when she continued to reach for it, before he put his hand on her chest trying to push her away. It was simply a friendly game of keep away, until Elliot made the mistake of looking into her eyes, and he nearly lost it. He loved her big brown eyes, and he could get lost into them each and every time if she would let him.

When Elliot froze and began to look into her eyes, Olivia couldn't help but blush, as if the two were engaging in one of the most intimate of acts. She knew it was wrong, but she couldn't help herself, as she watched his lips inch closer to her own. All it took was for one of them to take the plunge and make skin to skin contact, and it's what Elliot nearly did, until his phone began to ring in his hand. The two were quickly brought back to reality, and Elliot quickly answered the phone, making Olivia's heart drop knowing who was on the other end. "Hey Kath. No, I'm out with a friend. Alright, I'll see you tomorrow." He quickly hung up the phone and shoved it into his backpack, feeling like an idiot for what had nearly happened. It wasn't the fact that he had almost kissed Olivia, it was the fact that he had almost kissed Olivia while he himself had a girlfriend. "I'm so sorry," he said, trying to make Olivia feel a little less guilty about this whole thing. "I should have never-"

"It's fine," she said, before grabbing her own phone and putting it in her pocket, wanting nothing more than to forget what had just happened.

Olivia continued to lay down and stare at the sky. She didn't know what Elliot's return would do to her, but so far she definitely wasn't liking it. She tried to remember that Elliot was her past and she sincerely wanted to leave him there, but now that he was back, she wasn't sure it was going to be as easy as she had imagined.

Olivia continued to look up at the sky, letting out a deep sigh. It wasn't until she heard light footsteps on the ladder leading to the roof did she sit up. She listened to the footsteps, as they got louder, and closer, before pulling out the army knife she had bought for herself out of her pocket. She was ready to attack if it meant defending herself. "I thought I would find you up here." Olivia let out a sigh of relief when she heard that all too familiar voice. She watched as his head popped over the side of the roof, before she let out another sight of relief. Elliot, however, was slightly scared at the sight of her with a knife. "Did I catch you at a bad time?" he asked, worried that she was going to let her emotions get the best of her.

Olivia glared at the man, before she rolled her eyes, placed the knife back into her pocket, and took another seat. "What are you doing here?"

Elliot walked over to where Olivia sat, and took a seat next to her. "Liv, you have to know I never meant things to end up like this. I just-"

Olivia turned to face Elliot; her eyes stared intently into his. "What do you want Elliot?" she asked, as her arms crossed over her chest.

Elliot let out a small sigh. He hoped Olivia would give him a chance to explain, how else was he going to let her know what he wanted to tell her all this time. "I just want to talk."

Olivia continued to stare Elliot in the eye. She saw how sincere he was, and no matter how much she wanted to slap the hell out of him and walk away, she knew she owed him the chance to explain. "Alright Stabler, talk."

I am so sorry. I know I am probably very rusty at this point and I can't promise lightning quick updates, but I will try to update this as soon as possible. I don't want to sound mean or bad or anything, but writing is not my number one priority at this point, but for all of you faithful readers, I will make it high up on my list I hope you all stick with me, and I hope I can deliver great things with this story. Please Review :)

A few things to clear the story up in case it's, well, unclear:

~this flashback scene happens BEFORE Olivia hears Elliot tell Kathy that he's using her to get an A

~the incident Olivia is referring to is also before the time Olivia hears Elliot tell Kathy this. (a rumor spread that the two were hooking up behind Kathy's back)